BGD Returns
pp. 12-13 · Read in the full issue
DURING April eight BGD dredges handled 1,170,960 yards of gravel for a total recovery of 6,620 ounces of fine gold.
Mr. George Waring, of the Fiji Lands Dept, has passed in three subjects of the first section of the examination for Licensed Surveyors of Australia.
Howard Hayden, social development, Director of Education, Fiji; W. C. Groves, social development, Director of Education, Papua-New Guinea; I. S. Kijne, social development, Missionary, Joka, Netherlands New Guinea; K. R. Lambie. social development. Director of Education, Western Samoa (alternate for Sir Peter Buck).
The Senior Commissioner for France, M.
Robert F. J. Lassalle-Sere, Inspector-General of Colonies, was also present by invitation at the opening meeting:.
The opening address of the Council, de livered by Dr. Baas Becking (Deputy Chairman) was important and signifi cant. It is published in full in another part of this issue.
IN its First Meeting, the Research Council prepared various proposals to be submitted to the Third Session of the Commission.
The general tenor of these proposals is that they plan immediate measures to be taken, of interest to the entire South Pacific region, in the fields of Health, Economic Development and Social De velopment. The Council intends to make use of existing services and institutions, wherever possible, rather than to dupli cate projects already established, but it has carefully avoided measures that might inflict too much of an additional burden on the administrations coricerned.
“The Council will endeavour to be of service to all inhabitants in the South Pacific region,” said Dr. J. T. Gunther (Chairman of the First Meeting of the Research Council) on May 7. “The per manent staff of the Research Council hopes to start its field work as soon as proposals have been approved by the South Pacific Commission now in session at Noumea.”